Beißen Gedanken: Incredible Portraits Made From A Single Pen Stroke

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Incredible Portraits Made From A Single Pen Stroke

Hey there,

I'm just sending this

because I wanted to wish you...

Comfort on difficult days,

Peace on troublesome days,

Smiles in the face of sadness,

Rainbows to color your world,

Laughter to burst from your lips,

Sunsets to fill your heart with beauty,

Gentle huge to raise your spirit,

Friendships to warm your life,

beauty for your eyes to behold,

confidence when you are in doubt,

faith to fill your heart with belief,

Courage to truly be honest with yourself,

Patience to accept life and its lessons

and love to complete it all.

And if you can't have all that...

Then I wish you have enough chocolate

to make it through the tough times ahead!

vermeer girl with pearl earring made from one line (1)

Designer Chan Hwee Chong has recreated some of the world’s most famous portraits using just a black marker and one giant outward spiral. Commissioned by Faber Castell, makers of premium art supplies, the project showcases the incredible skill of the 33-year-old father of two.

An art director at German design studio Kolle Robbe in Hamburg, Hwee Chong said the pieces took several months to complete, as a single error meant starting again from the beginning. Watch the video below to get a sense of how each portrait is created.